Talks

How Constraints Cultivate Growth

Imagine a playground with no rules. The never-ending dodgeball game would dominate the entire blacktop space, pushing out the jump ropers and Red Rover players. It would never be your turn to go on the swings. And try as you might to remain honest, you’d still catch yourself cheating at Hot Lava Tag.

In order for peace and progress to occur, rules are necessary. The same thought can be applied to designing and developing websites. Nowadays, our options are endless and as designers and developers we can build any website or application we wish. What these options don’t guarantee, however, is that what we build will be of any quality or fulfill our users’ needs. Fortunately, we can rely on constraints, or “tech rules”, to ensure our products are sound.

By setting constraints, we force ourselves to be more productive. They help us make decisions, creating focus around the problem we are trying to solve. They improve our consistency, which provides a better experience for our users. And they help us grow, a valuable asset in times of innovation.

Within this session, Shay will dive into different constraints and their benefits to building websites. Constraints are good and, when leveraged properly, allow us to truly flourish. It’s your turn to go on the swings. Enjoy it.